‘Bath oils are very expensive’: Shah Rukh Khan reveals why he needs money at this stage of his career

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan had a fascinating conversation with journalist Richard Quest at the World Government Summit 2024 in Dubai. Shah Rukh Khan spoke about various aspects of his career and the Hindi film industry. While talking about his ritual before a movie release, Shah Rukh Khan said that he takes a 2-3 hour bath with good oils and aromas.

Shah Rukh Khan addressed a series of questions about his exciting time in the film industry and when the intrigued Richard Quest doubted that the actor was working for money, ‘King Khan’ was quick to dismiss his skepticism and said: “Bath oils are very expensive”. causing great laughter among the audience.

While he was candid about offers from foreign film industries, Shah Rukh Khan said that many people don’t believe him when he says that he doesn’t get any offers from Hollywood or other Western film industries.

“I’ve said it honestly, but no one believes me. No one has offered me any crossover work of substance. I may have had conversations with people. I know a lot of lovely people from the West, from the English film industry, from the American film industry. from film, but no one has offered me any work. I hear actors talk about wanting to cross over, but I still have to learn to give myself to the audience that loves me, instead of spreading myself too thin. So I’ve never been offered a film in Hollywood or England,” news platform WION quoted Shah Rukh Khan as saying.

Shah Rukh Khan mentioned the Slumdog Millionaire offer and also revealed the reason why he turned down the film, which went on to win an Oscar. “Yes, Slumdog was there and I spent a lot of time with Mr. Boyle. He was very sweet. But I was doing Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on television, but I felt that in the story that was told, the guy who hosted it was very cruel.” , said.

“I felt like I was cheating and being dishonest. I explained to Mr Boyle that I wouldn’t like to do it, please, and there are much better actors than me. Anil Kapoor sir did it and was fantastic as the host,” he added.

What did Shah Rukh Khan do after consecutive failures?

When Richard Quest asked what Shah Rukh Khan did to make a stunning comeback from back-to-back flops to three blockbusters in 2023, the superstar simply smiled and said, “I learned how to make the best pizza in the world.”

Shah Rukh Khan agreed that he was in fact “licking his wounds” during that phase and while working on his daily pizzas, he realized what he was doing wrong with films. The superstar admitted that she was chasing perfection while her audience wanted something more, so she decided to leave perfection behind and make pizzas for her fans.